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| | The Probert Encyclopaedia - Norse Mythology |
 | | In Norse mythology, Aegir was the god of the sea, seashore and ocean and a son of Mistarblindi. |
 | | A sky god, he lived in Asgard, at the top of the world-tree, and from the Valkyries receives the souls of half of the heroic slain warriors, feasting with them in his great hall, Valhalla; the rest are feasted by Freya his wife. |
 | | In Norse mythology, Thor was the son of Odin, husband of Sif, and a member of the Aesir, he was the god of thunder and the main enemy of the giants, smashing their heads with his mighty hammer Mjollnir which to wield he needed iron gloves and a belt of strength. |
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